| CHARGE | coloboma, heart disease, atresia choanae, retarded growth and retarded development and/or CNS anomal... |
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| ACGPOMS | American College of General Practitioners in Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery |
| ACO-HNS | American Council of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery |
| ASCMS | American Society of Contemporary Medicine and Surgery |
| BMS | Bachelor of Medical Science; betamethasone; biomedical monitoring system; biomedical science; bleomy... |
| elective surgery | Surgery which is not needed immediately, i.e., one for a non-life-threatening disorder. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| transsexual surgery | Procedures designed to alter a patient's external sexual characteristics so that they resemble those of the other sex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| esthetic surgery | <surgery> Surgery in which the principal purpose is to improve the appearance, usually with the connotation that the improvement sought is beyond the normal appearance, and its acceptable variations, for the age and the ethnic origin of the patient. Synonym: esthetic surgery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| yag laser surgery | <ophthalmology, procedure, surgery> The use of laser light to punch a hole in the iris to relieve intraocular pressure within the eye (for example glaucoma). This surgery is painless and requires no anaesthesia. (27 Sep 1997) |
| keratorefractive surgery | Any procedure in which the shape of the cornea is modified, with the intent of changing the refractive error of the eye; for example, if the cornea is flattened, the eye becomes less myopic. See: photorefractive keratectomy, keratophakia, lamellar keratoplasty, thermokeratoplasty, keratomileusis, radial keratotomy. Synonym: keratorefractive surgery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| keyhole surgery | <procedure> A type of operation performed using a flexible endoscope via a small incision in the skin which allows the instrument to be passed into a cavity. There are now reservations by some experts regarding the use of this procedure in the cancer surgery. (16 Dec 1997) |
| featural surgery | Rarely used term for plastic surgery of the face, for correction or improvement of appearance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| filtering surgery | A surgical procedure used in treatment of glaucoma in which an opening is created through which aqueous fluid may pass from the anterior chamber into a sac created beneath the conjunctiva, thus lowering the pressure within the eye. (hoffman, pocket glossary of ophthalmologic terminology, 1989) (12 Dec 1998) |
| laparoscopically assisted surgery | Operative procedure performed using combined laparoscopic and open techniques; most commonly applied to colon or small intestinal resections with anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laparoscopic surgery | Operative procedure performed using minimally invasive surgical technique for exposure that avoids traditional incision. Visualization is achieved using a fibre optic instrument, usually attached to a video camera. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laser surgery | A type of operation using the cutting powers of laser beams from various sources. The use of a laser either to vaporise surface lesions or to make bloodless cuts in tissue. It does not include the coagulation of tissue by laser (laser coagulation). (12 Dec 1998) |
| administration, oral | The giving of drugs, chemicals, or other substances by mouth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cancer, oral | Cancer of the mouth area. A sore in the mouth that does not heal can be a warning sign of oral cancer. A biopsy is the only to know whether as abnormal area in the oral cavity is cancer. Oral cancer is caused by tobacco (smoking and chewing) and alcohol use. Surgery to remove the tumour in the mouth is the usual treatment for patients with oral cancer. (12 Dec 1998) |
| candidiasis, oral | Infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth by a fungus of the genus candida. (12 Dec 1998) |
| canine oral papilloma | Warts affecting mucous membranes of young dogs; caused by a papillomavirus. (05 Mar 2000) |